- Adopt-a-Farmer Project, Waterville
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Waterville Elementary School began NatureMapping in 1993. The Adopt-a-Farmer Project officially began in 1999
and continues to grow as new research questions arise.
1. Work with the Waterville Elementary School Grades 2-4 to build a school and community-wide research project
where the students identify new research components to the study of the Short-horned lizard.
2. Identify the elementary students' limitations with technology that is used in high school and college, such as
GPS (Global Positioning Systems), Radio Tracking, and GIS (Geographic Information Systems).
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- Literate About Biodiversity of the Waterville Plateau
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The Waterville Elementary School developed a 5-year plan to inventory and map the biodiversity of the Waterville Plateau.
Each grade has developed a
- descriptive story that integrates with the state learning standards
- project design matrix integrating science, math, technology, reading, writing, art, and social studies
- matrix meeting their grade level expectations (GLEs)
See PowerPoint Presentation on the Literate About Biodiversity Blog
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- Bainbridge Island
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Bainbridge Island schools were among the first to pilot NatureMapping. Data are collected around the island
each May. NatureMapping will begin to work with teachers and community members to move from a fun outdoor
activity to collecting more geographically precise data for analyses by the students and the community.
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- Lower White River, Auburn
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The Lower White River Bioblitz was held on June 2-3, 2006. Over 100
scientists, taxa experts, volunteers,land owners and news media
participated in the 24-hour inventory of birds, mammals, amphibians,
reptiles, insects, and plants.
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- Oak Tree Park, Tacoma
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Tacoma School of the Arts (SOTA) sophomore students began a long-term
project to inventory the City of Tacoma's Oak Tree Park in an effort to
identify the best places to put trails, signs, where to remove
non-native species, and develop materials for the nearby schools and
community. The students received NatureMapping training as part of the
intensive 3-week introduction to learn about wildlife and habitat.
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- Pierce County Biodiversity Network
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The Pierce County Biodiversity Network took 5 years to develop through the efforts of Pierce County
Planners, University of Washington - Department of Urban Design & the Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife
Research Unit, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Tahoma Audubon, and MetroParks Tacoma.
Pierce County's multi-pronged implementation strategy helps guide county planners in directing more intense
development away from identified bio-rich lands and can also guide private and public land conservation purchases
or easements. But what about encouragement of conservation and stewardship on private lands?
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- Seattle Audubon
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Seattle Audubon field trip leaders have been submitting their observations to NatureMapping since 1995.
Data from 589 field trips, with 28 extending into Eastern Washington have been compiled into a report.
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- Washington Gap Analysis
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Gap Analysis is a process of identifying areas of high conservation priority. It is designed to be a proactive approach to conservation. Gap relies on information about current landcover and terrestrial vertebrates to identify habitat types and species that are poorly represented on reserves.
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